"Winter is coming, isn't it? There are many trees on the mountain. I want the group of people who stay on the mountain to burn charcoal for sale. They come from the north. The winter in the north is colder than the cool. Someone should know this craft,? I guess There is no need to find someone to teach you." Ye Yao paused, "What do you think, Second Sister?"

"Yes, yes, but there is not enough demand in Chun'an County, and there are charcoal-burning workshops. Basically, rich families will order from the workshops." Ye Lingshuang ate the soup dumplings, and then continued: "Although charcoal is easy to preserve, It can be transported long distances,? But this group of refugees obviously does not have the conditions to transport them,? If there is no other way, you can buy some from the Liu family's blacksmith shop near Chun'an."

"No, no, second sister, you have already done enough, and you don't need to find a way to make a living for those people." Ye Yao put down his chopsticks and waved his hands, "I have a way to increase the demand for charcoal this winter .”

Ye Lingshuang paused when she picked up the side dish, then raised her head slightly: "What method?"

"Hot pot restaurant." Ye Yao said.

"You haven't tried that thing yet, so how do you know it will be successful?" Ye Lingshuang smiled and shook her head.

Ye Yao smiled, that is what the emperor likes to eat, and it has been tested by dozens of generations, how could it not be successful.

"Intuition."

Ye Lingshuang thought he was going to say something, but she only had intuition, didn't take it seriously, and didn't want to hit him, "Then the second sister will wait and see,? But do you have any other ideas?"

"Let's eat first, and we'll talk after we're done." Ye Yao made himself a siu mai and beckoned Ye Lingshuang to eat quickly.

Of course, he didn't just think of charcoal. Compared with charcoal, the demand for firewood is actually higher. There are three meals a day throughout the year. In this ancient time when there was a shortage of electricity and gas, firewood was used for cooking.

These days, while reading books, Ye Yao also wrote down his ideas. In addition to selling charcoal and chopping firewood, weaving baskets, making earthen bricks, he even thought of improving papermaking, popularizing toilet paper, soap, glass, cement, etc. .

At the beginning, it was just to solve the livelihood of these refugees. Later, I thought more and more, and even thought about an industrial reform. When the books are used, I will hate them. I used to think that I read a lot of miscellaneous books. Now that I am serious, I will not , That is also half-knowledgeable, distressed.

After dinner, Ye Lingshuang didn't take Ye Yao back to the county magistrate's mansion, but took him to go shopping. Last night, he went back after not much shopping. Ye Yao didn't buy anything he wanted to buy, so he specially brought him here again.

They talked as they walked, Ye Yao told Ye Lingshuang about his idea of ​​chopping firewood and selling it, and also mentioned toilet paper, but because of the concept and cost, the promotion of toilet paper is not easy, after all, there is not enough food, who would? Care about those.

As for soap, glass, and cement, he still doesn't know much about them, so it's too early to tell Ye Lingshuang.

Picking and picking everywhere, the two walked around for another hour before returning to the county magistrate's mansion. Ye Yao carried a few things back to the yard, and Xiao Mingce had already got up and sat in the yard basking in the sun.

Seeing him come back, Xiao Mingce glanced at him, then turned his eyes away, as if he was still angry about what happened before.

Ye Yao acted like a normal person, carrying her things back to the house, picking and choosing, and carrying two packages out, knocking on the door of Yangyang's mother and son next door.

Before agreeing to buy a gift for Yang Yang, Ye Yao carefully selected a small educational toy Nine Links, and a set of pens, inks, papers and inkstones.

Children like it very much. They thank you and act like a baby. Finally, they look a little like a child. Ye Yao felt very relieved and touched Yang Yang's head, "It's good if you like it."

"Princess, you are helping Yangyang to cure illnesses, taking in our mother and son, and even giving Yangyang a gift, what kind of women are you capable of!" Fang said and was about to kneel down again.

Ye Yao half-supported her, "Don't be so polite, next time I won't dare to buy things like this, this time I promised him first, and you have to be honest."

"Thank you, Princess! A woman is a cow and a horse, and she will definitely repay the princess' kindness!"

Ye Yao was speechless, and took a breath: "I don't need you to be an ox or a horse. By the way, I'm going back to the bandit village in the afternoon to have a look. Do you want to pack things together? Will you come back to the palace with me in the future? Who is saying goodbye?"

Fang smiled wryly: "The women and Yang Yang are penniless, so there is nothing to take care of. The things left by the former husband's house have long been thrown away and robbed. That place is a sad place for the women. If you can't go back, you definitely don't want to go back."

"Okay, then you can stay at the county magistrate's mansion." Ye Yao understood that a widow with a child must have many difficulties that he couldn't think of. Since she didn't want to go back, there was no need to go back.

"Think about the princess."

The things were delivered, and the words were also brought, Ye Yao said a few more words and went back to the room.

After shopping for an hour, he bought some gadgets and some valuables. Xiao Mingce spent all the bag of silver that Lin Yi gave him. Thinking about the prices here, nearly 50 taels of silver was spent by him, and he suddenly felt like a prodigal of.

Ye Yao didn't say hello to him when he came back, but bought a gift for the little poor boy and gave it to him, but pretended that he didn't exist, no matter how comfortable the sun was, Xiao Mingce couldn't sit still, and Pidianpidian followed him back to the house after a while.

On the table were the things Ye Yao bought, hairpins, folding fans, ginseng, jade pendants, sachets, sword tassels, and some snacks.

Xiao Mingce deliberately sat in front of Ye Yao, seeing that he still didn't speak, couldn't help it anymore, pointed to the things on the table, "Who did you buy these for?"

"The hairpin is for the second sister, the ginseng is for the emperor's grandfather, the jade pendant is for the father, the sachet is for the father, and the sword ear is for the elder brother..." Ye Yao put it away every time he said it.

Xiao Mingce frowned, why didn't he come to him for a long time?You won't forget yourself, will you?Quickly asked: "Hey, you said yesterday that you would give me a gift for the Moon Festival, where are the gifts?"

I'm not the only one on the mountain, I'm on the mountain when I come, Prince An's heart is bitter, when has he been wronged like this, but there is no way, who let himself be greedy for others first.

Ye Yao raised his head, "Didn't you say no?"

"Ben Wang said no, so you really don't want to buy it?" Xiao Ming said angrily.

Ye Yao shrugged, "You said no, what else should I buy?"

"With this king's money, you don't show your heart at all, are you embarrassed?" Xiao Mingce was angry and wronged, why did he have such no status in his heart?

"You insisted on giving it to me." Ye Yao looked calm, but couldn't hide the smile in the corner of his eyes, "I even said I was rich."

Xiao Mingce was speechless for a while. He said that, why did he feel so cheap? Why did he care if he bought him a gift if he didn't have anything.

Xiao Mingce snorted coldly, picked up the folding fan that Ye Yao hadn't mentioned, looked back and forth, and threw it back with a look of disgust. In order to show that he didn't care for his gift at all, his venomous tongue burst out: "What are you buying, a broken thing , and give it to Grandpa Huang, I'm not afraid of losing the face of Prince An's Mansion."

"The more expensive the gift, the better, the most important thing is the intention. I have never seen any good things for these people, but receiving my gift will definitely make them happier than the valuables sent by other people!" Ye Yao Picking up the folding fan and opening it, there is a lifelike ink painting on it, although it is not a famous work, but you can also see the seriousness of the painter, glanced at Xiao Mingce, and closed the folding fan again, with a regretful face, "I wanted to say This is for you, since you dislike it so much, I will keep it for myself."

It's already winter, and this thing is useless. When Ye Yao bought it, he only thought that Xiao Mingce was holding it and looking at Fengya, but he didn't expect it to be practical. He regretted buying it impulsively, and didn't introduce it for a long time.

But he actually dislikes it so much, if you dislike it, it's better not to!

As soon as Ye Yao finished speaking, Xiao Mingce snatched the fan, slapped it coquettishly twice, and nodded in satisfaction, "It's pretty easy to use, since I bought it for this king, I will reluctantly accept it gone."

Ye Yao was speechless for a moment, he was obviously very concerned about whether he bought things for others or not, if you have the ability, don't be reluctant to accept it, you are so arrogant!

After packing up all the things and sending them to the cabinet, Ye Yao was about to sit down and have some snacks, Xiao Mingce carefully handed the folding fan in front of him, "My concubine, it's getting colder, so you don't need this fan, you help me put it away, Give it to the king next year."

"If you have hands and feet, can't you collect them yourself?" Ye Yao stuffed a preserved fruit into his mouth, not wanting to move.

Although the ancient times were stable, there were still too few types of snacks. Except for preserved fruits and pastries, he couldn't find fat house happy water and spicy fries, let alone French fries, potato chips, fried chicken burgers.

Xiao Mingce sighed, stood up dejectedly, wrapped the folding fan with paper, put it in Ye Yao's pile of presents to narrate, and then turned around to remind Ye Yao, "My concubine, put the things here, don't forget when you go back."

Ye Yao nodded calmly, but he was thinking in his heart, is this person so talkative now?I thought I was going to slap the table with him to lose my temper!

Xiao Mingce put his things away, came back and sat down, took out a candied fruit from the packaging bag in Ye Yao's hand, stuffed it into his mouth, sucked it, and asked him after a while, "Are you going to the bandit village this afternoon?"

"Yeah." Ye Yao nodded, "There will be someone from the Liujia mine in the afternoon to respond. I brought this up. I have to go and see how things are going."

"Then the king will also go together." If he hadn't been injured, he would have handled this matter by himself.

Ye Yao disagreed, "Don't, although your wound is recovering well, it's not suitable for a bumpy ride in a carriage, and you have to climb a mountain for the rest of the way, so you can't let someone carry it up for you, can you?"

"This little injury is fine, this king can do it."

"Oh, then let Mr. Tian approve it. You can see if he agrees." Ye Yao shrugged, "You should recuperate honestly."

Doctor Tian is even more difficult to speak, not only is it difficult to speak, but when he returns to Beijing to tell his grandfather, he will also be angry with the old man, Xiao Mingce can only helplessly dispel this idea, "This king will truthfully report this matter to the emperor and reward you. "

"Don't tell him!" Ye Yao raised his hands and refused, "Anyone can take credit for this matter, don't push it to me, I don't want it, just promise me the farm when the time comes, I don't need the emperor's reward I."

"Don't you want to make peace with this king? Why don't you take advantage of such a good opportunity?" Xiao Mingce smiled lightly.

"If you really tell me, can we get back together?" Ye Yao looked like you were making me laugh, "The emperor was always afraid of my father's military power. If he knew that I was cured, he would not only learn medical skills, but also help resettle my illness. Refugees, the Liu family got involved in the back, he probably wouldn't agree to our reconciliation, right? After all, although my surname is Ye, I am the princess of the royal family now, and I am no longer the Ye family. He wants to put the credit on the Ye family , or on the head of your Xiao family?"

The water poured out by the married son once again did not understand how General Ye would facilitate this marriage.

It seems that I can only ask myself after I return to Beijing.

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